Detroit Tigers' Avisail Garcia on crutches after injuring right heel trying to beat out infield single

Avisail Garcia sits in the Detroit Tigers dugout Saturday afternoon after injuring his right heel.AP Photo

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Outfielder Avisail Garcia is not day-to-day. In fact, it's tough to tell when he might be ready to play again.

Garcia had his right foot wrapped and had a walking boot on Sunday morning as he made his way around the clubhouse while using crutches. Garcia suffered a right heel contusion when he pounded his foot into the bag at first base Saturday afternoon while trying to beat out an infield single.

Garcia said he was simply doing everything he could to get to first base safely.

"I didn't have to jump at the base," he said. "But I jumped at the base because I was trying to get a base hit, but that didn't happen. No matter what I tried, I'm out."

Head athletic trainer Kevin Rand said Sunday morning that X-rays were taken Saturday afternoon and came back negative. When asked whether Garcia was day-to-day, Rand said no, then added that Garcia is "out until further notice."

Garcia is hitting .212 (7-for-33) with a double, a home run and three RBIs this spring. He hit .319 (15-for-47) with three RBIs late in the 2012 season for the Tigers.

Garcia is expected to open the season with Triple-A Toledo, but he has an outside chance to make the team out of spring training. But the Tigers have just two weeks remaining in spring training, and Garcia isn't sure how long he will be out.

"It's sore," he said. "We'll just see what happens later. I don't know how many days. I'll just keep working on my foot and see what happens in a few days."